Two local Chinese officials were expelled from the Communist Party of China in central Hunan Province for performing "superstitious activities" which are banned by the ruling party, authorities said today. Tang Yuansong, former head of the housing and ...

China has developed a new laser gun capable of hitting the targets within 200 meters in one second for counter-terrorism operations, a media report said today.The gun, which contains a handset for aiming and a back pack containing the power supply with a ...

A Taiwanese democracy activist went on trial in central China today on charges of attempting to subvert the Chinese government, in a case that has further soured cross-strait relations. Supporters of Lee Ming-cheh, an NGO worker who was arrested during a trip ...

SHANGHAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - China stocks edged up onFriday, poised for a fourth straight week of gains, amid signsinvestors are pumping fresh money into a market buoyed by solideconomic growth and a resurgent yuan. With the yuan surging to a near 21-month ...

The New Development Bank (NDB), the established by the five member countries of BRICS, has approved loans worth $1.4 billion loans ahead of a BRICS summit. The loans were approved ahead of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit to be ...

Ten images that show we live an incredibly bizarre world. A MUDDY AFFAIR: Festival-goers enjoy the mud during the annual Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea. The mud, which is believed to have beneficial effects on the skin due to its mineral content, is sourced from mud flats near Boryeong and transported to the beach by truck. Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images People in Minions costumes cool off at a riverside scenic zone on a hot day in ...